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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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